96 A.D. "When we refer them to that tradition which originates from the Apostles, which is preserved by means of the succession of presbyters in the churches, they object to Tradition, saying that ...

Furthermore, the office of Bishop became the term used starting in the second century by most Christian movements to describe apostolic succession. Hence, even though they usually did not use the ...

The Catholic Church in Laos marked a historic transition on March 25 with the episcopal ordination of Anthony Adoun ...

Msgr. Anthony Adoun Hongsaphong, a priest of the Apostolic Vicariate of Pakse, received episcopal ordination at the Sacred Heart Cathedral in Vientiane, during a solemn Eucharist celebrated on March ...